Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greeted US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza and called it an important step towards peace in the Middle East.
“I welcome President Trump’s 20-point plan to secure a cessation of the war in Gaza,” Shairf said in a statement Monday, adding that sustainable peace between Palestinians and Israel was crucial to bringing “political stability and economic growth in the region.”
He expressed confidence in Washington’s obligation to help secure an agreement. “It is also my regular belief that President Trump is fully prepared to help in whatever way needed to get this extremely important and urgent understanding to become a reality,” he said.
I welcome President Trump’s 20-point plan to ensure a cessation of the war in Gaza.
I am also convinced that sustainable peace between the Palestinian people and Israel would be important to bringing political stability and economic growth to the region.
It is also my regular belief that …
– Shehbaz Sharif (@cmshehbaz) September 29, 2025
The prime minister praised Trump’s leadership and highlighted the role of US special envoy Steve Witkoff in the brokerage effort to stop the conflict. “I praise President Trump’s leadership and the important role that the special envoy Steve Witkoff played to put an end to this war,” he said.
Shehbaz also emphasized Pakistan’s support for a two-state solution. “I am convinced that the implementation of the two-state proposal is important to ensure that lasting peace in the region,” he said.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House to push the Israeli prime minister to accept his peace plan. “I’m, I’m very confident,” Trump told journalists when he greeted Netanyahu when asked if he was sure there would be peace in Gaza.
He repeated “very confident” when asked if all parties were on board with the 21-point plan to end the nearly two-year war, free hostages that Hamas had and disarms the Palestinian militants.
Trump’s plan for Gaza
According to Times of Israel and US News Site Axios, Trump’s plan requires an immediate truce, a phase Israeli withdrawal and the release of hostages within 48 hours. Israel would then free up more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including more serving living conditions.
Usually a staunch ally of Netanyahu, the US president has shown increasing signs of frustration in front of the Israeli Prime Minister’s fourth House House visit since Trump’s return to power. Trump was annoyed by Israel’s recent strike over Hamas members in Key Us Ally Qatar.
Read more: Trump pushes Netanyahu to accept Gaza Peace Plan
And he warned Netanyahu last week against annexing the Israeli occupied the West Bank, which some of Netanyahus Cabinet members have called for, a step that would seriously complicate the route to Palestinian state.
Netanyahus Coalition Government is supported by the right-wing ministers against a peace agreement. The road to an agreement remains stranded with pitfalls.
Both Israel and the Arab states are still leaning with the wording of key parts of the peace plan, including the role of any international strength and the Ramallah-based Palestinian authority in the post-war Gaza.
“The probability of … a reformed Palestinian authority that completely changes its stripes that accepts a Jewish state … yes, good luck,” Netanyahu told Fox News in an interview Sunday.
Trump meets Shehbaz, Muslim leaders
Last week, Trump held meeting with leaders of Muslim majority countries, including Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the escalating Gaza crisis.
The most important questions raised included the release of hostages, final hostilities and plans for Israel’s possible withdrawal from Gaza. Trump also outlined Washington’s vision for steering after the war on the territory and explicitly excluded Hamas from administrative control, according to US media.
The United States allegedly called on Muslim and Arab nations to consider contributing military support to facilitating Israel’s withdrawal and to provide funding for reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Gaza.
PM Shehbaz joined the discussions in the midst of growing international concern about the conflict, while Trump praised the collective efforts of participating leaders. “You’ve all done an excellent job, which is commendable,” he noted.
The White House Rolls Out of Red Carpet For Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif was among the top officials of eight Arab and Muslim countries who met Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss strategy to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Upon arrival at Andrews Air Base, the prime minister was welcomed by a senior US Air Force Officer. The Prime Minister’s Motorcade left the airline base in the ring of American security. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir also accompanied the Prime Minister.
“We have a great leader who is coming – Pakistan’s Prime Minister with the Field Marshal in Pakistan. Field Marshal is a very good guy, and so are the prime minister. Both are coming and they may be in this room right now,” Trump said.
On the US side, participants in the meeting included US State Secretary Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance and senior officials with President Donald Trump.
PM calls for peace, dialogue at Unga session
Previously, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Shehbaz felt the decisive response from Pakistan’s armed forces on Indian aggression as one that ‘will repeat itself through the annals of history’. However, he called for peace and said, “We have won the war, and now we are looking to win peace.”
He said: “Pakistan’s foreign policy, governed by the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is rooted in peace, mutual respect and cooperation. We believe in the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue.”
He recalled that he had warned from the same podium last year that Pakistan would act resolutely against external aggression. “Those words of me turned out to be true. When in May this year, my country confronted unprovoked aggression from our eastern front, the enemy came shrouded in arrogance; we sent them back in humiliation and delivered a bloody nose,” he said.
The Prime Minister declared that Pakistan had shot down seven Indian aircraft as an act of self-defense under the UN-Charter in response to the India aggression. He also expanded an offer to India for a comprehensive and result -oriented dialogue on all outstanding issues, stressing that South Asia needs proactive, not provocative leadership.
When repeating Pakistan’s decision to defend his 240 million people’s right to the Indus colors, the Prime Minister warned that any violation of the treaty would be considered ‘an act of war’.
